Skylark 0 #1 November 30, 2003 ...why isn't everyone doing it? I never had a true ambition in life until I watched 'FastestMotherFuckerInTheValley'. Now I'm working hard at getting enough jumps in to be able to fly a suit. But I've only ever seen a few people on dropzones flying. I know lots of jumpers with more than 500 jumps, why aren't they flying? Why do they prefer falling to flying? I just hope I dont make my first Bird Man jump only to land and think, 'was that it?' What's the deal, flying wisdom kings? I need an answer... "Into the dangerous world I leapt..." William Blake, Songs of Experience Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TALONSKY 0 #2 November 30, 2003 There are alot of reasons why wingsuit flying is not the most popular form of skydivig. Alot of people have a fear of the wings (not having full range of motion). For others it may be the cost of the wingsuit. Mostly I hear people voicing the gear fear side of it. Oh and you can not forget that wingsuit flying really just got started only more recently I think 1998. Kirk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #3 December 1, 2003 Quote I just hope I dont make my first Bird Man jump only to land and think, 'was that it?' Quote Ya, dont try it, you'll hate it.....www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites greybeard 0 #4 December 1, 2003 Something about 'The need for speed', comes into play. Last weekend I exited from 13,000 ft into a 85 knot headwind, turned 90 and was rolled over another 90. The zoomming 80 second flight covered over four miles until I deployed @ 6,500 ft. See if you can calculate how fast I was going. I passed the decending Otter like it was a still life watercolor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites IamAdam 0 #5 December 6, 2003 Quote There are alot of reasons why wingsuit flying is not the most popular form of skydivig. Alot of people have a fear of the wings (not having full range of motion). For others it may be the cost of the wingsuit. Mostly I hear people voicing the gear fear side of it. Oh and you can not forget that wingsuit flying really just got started only more recently I think 1998. Kirk No...I heard people have been making wingsuits for ages. It is only recently that they have been living to tell about it though :) We have now entered the age of the non-suicidal wing suit! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TALONSKY 0 #6 December 6, 2003 Yes wing suits have been around for a very long time, but what I meant was only recently has it become accessable by the general skydiving community. Kirk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crawford 0 #7 December 6, 2003 Not being an ass or anything, but if you are working on getting to 500 jumps, you really haven't experienced everything there is to experience anyway. I have done an equal amount of RW, Freefly, Video, and freestyle jumps, and nothing compares to the experience of "Actual Unassisted Human Flight" that you get from a Wingsuit. Trust me, once you get "of age" to try the wingsuit, there will be no turning back, there wasn't for me. It is all I can think of. You have not lived until you have exited a plane, and "LOOKED DOWN AT THE TAIL" of the very aircraft that you just exited! It is truly "Airgasmic"... Peace, Out! "Sure, those Golf Carts may look all warm and fuzzy, but they WILL take a chunk out of your ass!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wonko 0 #8 December 6, 2003 Quote ...why isn't everyone doing it? Perhaps it is a good thing - skies might get really dense if everybody would fly wingsuits. I started wingsuit last summer and i absolutely loved it from the very 1-st jump. However some folks participating the same courses, said they did not like this kind of flying TOO much. People are different... I'll buy my own suit soon but this does not mean I'll give up freeflying, rw, etc. I love flying in every possible way, even when aided by plane. villem life is what you make it to be http://www.youtube.com/villu357 http://www.flickr.com/photos/skybound Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TomAiello 26 #9 December 6, 2003 QuoteI never had a true ambition in life until I watched 'FastestMotherFuckerInTheValley'. I just wanted you to know that made me smile. I'm sure that somewhere, it's made Lukas smile, as well. Thank you.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GravityGirl 0 #10 December 7, 2003 I haven't really had the desire to jump a wingsuit. I have over 2000 jumps. There are SOOOO many aspects of humand flight I am exploring and trying to master, thAt the desire has not occured to me yet.... ...maybe someday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cesslon 0 #11 December 7, 2003 4 miles / 80 seconds = 289.68192 km/h thats dam fast Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 273 #12 December 7, 2003 Quotethe desire has not occured to me yet.... Yet.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bodypilot1 0 #13 December 7, 2003 Quote ...maybe someday. Soon.... Have wine and willing to share. .www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
greybeard 0 #4 December 1, 2003 Something about 'The need for speed', comes into play. Last weekend I exited from 13,000 ft into a 85 knot headwind, turned 90 and was rolled over another 90. The zoomming 80 second flight covered over four miles until I deployed @ 6,500 ft. See if you can calculate how fast I was going. I passed the decending Otter like it was a still life watercolor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IamAdam 0 #5 December 6, 2003 Quote There are alot of reasons why wingsuit flying is not the most popular form of skydivig. Alot of people have a fear of the wings (not having full range of motion). For others it may be the cost of the wingsuit. Mostly I hear people voicing the gear fear side of it. Oh and you can not forget that wingsuit flying really just got started only more recently I think 1998. Kirk No...I heard people have been making wingsuits for ages. It is only recently that they have been living to tell about it though :) We have now entered the age of the non-suicidal wing suit! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TALONSKY 0 #6 December 6, 2003 Yes wing suits have been around for a very long time, but what I meant was only recently has it become accessable by the general skydiving community. Kirk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crawford 0 #7 December 6, 2003 Not being an ass or anything, but if you are working on getting to 500 jumps, you really haven't experienced everything there is to experience anyway. I have done an equal amount of RW, Freefly, Video, and freestyle jumps, and nothing compares to the experience of "Actual Unassisted Human Flight" that you get from a Wingsuit. Trust me, once you get "of age" to try the wingsuit, there will be no turning back, there wasn't for me. It is all I can think of. You have not lived until you have exited a plane, and "LOOKED DOWN AT THE TAIL" of the very aircraft that you just exited! It is truly "Airgasmic"... Peace, Out! "Sure, those Golf Carts may look all warm and fuzzy, but they WILL take a chunk out of your ass!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wonko 0 #8 December 6, 2003 Quote ...why isn't everyone doing it? Perhaps it is a good thing - skies might get really dense if everybody would fly wingsuits. I started wingsuit last summer and i absolutely loved it from the very 1-st jump. However some folks participating the same courses, said they did not like this kind of flying TOO much. People are different... I'll buy my own suit soon but this does not mean I'll give up freeflying, rw, etc. I love flying in every possible way, even when aided by plane. villem life is what you make it to be http://www.youtube.com/villu357 http://www.flickr.com/photos/skybound Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #9 December 6, 2003 QuoteI never had a true ambition in life until I watched 'FastestMotherFuckerInTheValley'. I just wanted you to know that made me smile. I'm sure that somewhere, it's made Lukas smile, as well. Thank you.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #10 December 7, 2003 I haven't really had the desire to jump a wingsuit. I have over 2000 jumps. There are SOOOO many aspects of humand flight I am exploring and trying to master, thAt the desire has not occured to me yet.... ...maybe someday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cesslon 0 #11 December 7, 2003 4 miles / 80 seconds = 289.68192 km/h thats dam fast Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #12 December 7, 2003 Quotethe desire has not occured to me yet.... Yet.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #13 December 7, 2003 Quote ...maybe someday. Soon.... Have wine and willing to share. .www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
